Gunzlingr
08-07-2003, 09:38 AM
It takes a special kind of guy to play nose tackle.
Not a pretty guy, or a fancy guy, or a particularly athletic guy. Not a guy in search of big money, babes or ESPN face time.
It takes a guy like the Washington Redskins' Brandon Noble. A squatty, beefy guy. A guy who proudly rubs his tummy and probably eats all the dinner rolls while waiting for the entree. A guy with a Bigfoot beard, a hankering for hunting and no illusions about his identity.
"I'm a football player," Noble said yesterday. "There are people who are great athletes, like LaVar [Arrington], who play football. And then there are football players. And that's what I am. I love to play the game. I love to go get dirty. I think it should be played outside, in the grass, in the mud."
more (http://www.washtimes.com/sports/20030806-115818-9595r.htm)
Not a pretty guy, or a fancy guy, or a particularly athletic guy. Not a guy in search of big money, babes or ESPN face time.
It takes a guy like the Washington Redskins' Brandon Noble. A squatty, beefy guy. A guy who proudly rubs his tummy and probably eats all the dinner rolls while waiting for the entree. A guy with a Bigfoot beard, a hankering for hunting and no illusions about his identity.
"I'm a football player," Noble said yesterday. "There are people who are great athletes, like LaVar [Arrington], who play football. And then there are football players. And that's what I am. I love to play the game. I love to go get dirty. I think it should be played outside, in the grass, in the mud."
more (http://www.washtimes.com/sports/20030806-115818-9595r.htm)